Yamantaka (Multi-Deity Special Edition)｜Gongkar Chikara School｜4×5 cm Mini Thangka

【Product Information】

Main Deity: Yamantaka (Vajrabhairava) — Multi-Deity Special Edition

School: Gongkar Chikara School

Artist: Anonymous Senior Tibetan Artist (Temple-based tradition)

Region: Tibet

Size: 4 × 5 cm

Materials: Natural mineral pigments, cinnabar, gold, lapis lazuli, malachite

Technique: Hand-painted, ultra-dense composition, multi-deity rendering, layered mineral pigments

【Description】

Yamantaka is one of the most complex and powerful wrathful deities in Tibetan Buddhism, representing the complete subjugation of ignorance and fear. It is widely regarded as one of the most technically demanding subjects in thangka painting.

This Multi-Deity Special Edition features Yamantaka as the central figure, with the Śākyamuni Trinity above:

* Śākyamuni Buddha (central figure)

* Mañjuśrī riding a lion

* Samantabhadra riding an elephant

The upper trio represents the foundation of the Buddha’s teachings, wisdom, and practice, while Yamantaka below embodies the forceful tantric method of overcoming ignorance. The composition presents a rare and complete integration of sutra and tantra within a single miniature frame.

Accomplishing such complexity within a 4×5 cm format represents the pinnacle of thangka craftsmanship.

【Artistic Context — Chikara School】

The Gongkar Chikara School originates from fifteenth-century monastic mural traditions, characterized by calm palettes, dense ornamental scrollwork, and deep tonal layering.

Multi-deity compositions involving wrathful figures require exceptional technical maturity. Anonymous works of this level are highly respected in Tibetan thangka collecting, emphasizing iconographic accuracy and craftsmanship over individual authorship.